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LAMENT AND LONGING FOR HEALING

There Is a Balm in Gilead 792

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There is a balm in Gil - e - ad to make the wound - ed whole;

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there is a balm in Gil - e - ad to heal the sin - sick soul.

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1 Some - times I feel dis - cour - aged, and think my work’s in vain, but
2 Don’t ev - er feel dis - cour - aged, for Je - sus is your friend, and

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3 If you can - not preach like Pe - ter, if you can - not pray like Paul, you can

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to Refrain

then the Ho - ly Spir - it re - vives my soul a - gain. There is a

if you lack for knowl - edge, he’ll not re - fuse to lend. There is a

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tell the love of Je - sus and say, “He died for all.” There is a

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This African American spiritual offers a long-delayed answer to the prophet Jeremiah’s question, “Is there
no balm in Gilead?” (Jeremiah 8:22). No earthly remedy can compare with the healing that comes from a
sense of God’s presence; nothing else can heal “the sin-sick soul.”
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TEXT: African American spiritual BALM IN GILEAD
MUSIC: African American spiritual; arr. Melva Wilson Costen, 1989, alt. 7.6.7.6 with refrain
Music Arr. © 1990 Melva Wilson Costen

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